Polymerization of polar monomers mediated by main-group Lewis acid–base pairs

M Hong, J Chen, EYX Chen - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
The development of new or more sustainable, active, efficient, controlled, and selective
polymerization reactions or processes continues to be crucial for the synthesis of important …

Electron deficient borane-mediated hydride abstraction in amines: stoichiometric and catalytic processes

S Basak, L Winfrey, BA Kustiana, RL Melen… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The manipulation of amino C–H bonds has garnered significant interest from the synthetic
community due to its inherently high atom, step and redox economy. This Tutorial Review …

Lewis pair polymerization: perspective on a ten-year journey

ML McGraw, EYX Chen - Macromolecules, 2020 - ACS Publications
Ten years have passed since the conception of what was termed Lewis pair polymerization
(LPP) that employs Lewis acid and base in pairs to not only activate monomers but also …

Organoboron-mediated polymerizations

YY Zhang, GW Yang, C Lu, XF Zhu, Y Wang… - Chemical Society …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The scientific community has witnessed extensive developments and applications of
organoboron compounds as synthetic elements and metal-free catalysts for the construction …

Selective Reduction of CO2 to CH4 by Tandem Hydrosilylation with Mixed Al/B Catalysts

J Chen, L Falivene, L Caporaso… - Journal of the …, 2016 - ACS Publications
This contribution reports the first example of highly selective reduction of CO2 into CH4 via
tandem hydrosilylation with mixed main-group organo-Lewis acid (LA) catalysts [Al (C6F5) …

The quest for converting biorenewable bifunctional α-methylene-γ-butyrolactone into degradable and recyclable polyester: controlling vinyl-addition/ring-opening …

X Tang, M Hong, L Falivene, L Caporaso… - Journal of the …, 2016 - ACS Publications
α-Methylene-γ-butyrolactone (MBL), a naturally occurring and biomass-sourced bifunctional
monomer, contains both a highly reactive exocyclic C C bond and a highly stable five …

Production and polymerization of biobased acrylates and analogs

H Fouilloux, CM Thomas - Macromolecular Rapid …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
To prepare biobased polymers, particular attention must be paid to the obtention of the
monomers from which they are derived.(Meth) acrylates and their analogs constitute such a …

Direct Conversion of N-Alkylamines to N-Propargylamines through C–H Activation Promoted by Lewis Acid/Organocopper Catalysis: Application to Late-Stage …

JZ Chan, A Yesilcimen, M Cao, Y Zhang… - Journal of the …, 2020 - ACS Publications
An efficient catalytic method to convert an α-C–H bond of N-alkylamines into an α-C–alkynyl
bond was developed. In the past, such transformations were carried out under oxidative …

Living Polymerization of Conjugated Polar Alkenes Catalyzed by N-Heterocyclic Olefin-Based Frustrated Lewis Pairs

Q Wang, W Zhao, S Zhang, J He, Y Zhang… - ACS …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The living polymerization of conjugated polar alkenes such as methacrylates by a
noninteracting, authentic frustrated Lewis pair (FLP) has remained elusive ever since the …

Tris (2, 4-difluorophenyl) borane/Triisobutylphosphine Lewis pair: a thermostable and air/moisture-tolerant organic catalyst for the living polymerization of acrylates

ZH Zhang, X Wang, XJ Wang, Y Li, M Hong - Macromolecules, 2021 - ACS Publications
Lewis pair polymerization (LPP) has emerged as a powerful tool for the efficient
polymerization of polar vinyl monomers. However, air/moisture, highly sensitive metal-based …